As of the 2010 census, a total of 143,701 civilians reside within Colorado's fourteenth state senate district.[2] Colorado state senators represent an average of 143,691 residents.[3] After the 2000 Census, each member represented 122,893 residents.[4]

About the office

Qualifications

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly.

Salaries

As of 2013, members of the Colorado legislature are paid $30,000 per year. They are also given per diem of $183 for members who live more than 50 miles from capitol and $45 for members who live 50 or fewer miles from capitol.[6]

Vacancies

In the event of any vacancy in the senate, the political party that holds the vacant seat is responsible for deciding a replacement.[7] A vacancy committee consisting of members of the political party holding the vacant seat must conduct an election when deciding an appointee. A simple majority vote of members in the vacancy committee is needed to approve any appointment. The person selected to fill the vacancy serves until the next scheduled general election.

Campaign contributions

Since 2000, candidates for Colorado State Senate District 14 have raised a total of $950,258. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $73,097 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.